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Thursday, September 11, 2025
TopicDehradun

Topic: Dehradun

Dehradun gets new Rs 486 crore airport terminal

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the building and said that it will help in improving tourism, employment and regional connectivity.

Migration, patriarchy, the Hindi language – 8 books win big at the Valley of Words festival in Dehradun

Uttarakhand was also in focus in this volunteer-driven, non-profit festival, with a talk by legendary environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhatt on the need to safeguard the Himalayas.

‘Aspirational India wants a stable govt,’ says Modi at business summit in Uttarakhand

Speaking at Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit, PM Narendra Modi says he will propel India to 'third-largest economy' in next few years, ‘during his third term in office’.

Breach of protocol? Why Dehradun DM, SSP were ‘punished’ over vehicle for Droupadi Murmu

Uttarakhand govt transferred officials for alleged failure to provide ‘proper’ car for NDA presidential nominee’s airport travel. Officials in question blame airport director.

Who is Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban leader who trained at IMA in Dehradun

Stanikzai joined the IMA’s Bhagat Battalion's Keren Company in the 1980s after studying political science in Afghanistan. He is now Taliban’s head of political office in Doha.

100 to 2,000+, Dehradun’s daily Covid cases see huge rise as Kumbh ends, but officials deny link

Dehradun, which borders Haridwar, is by far Uttarakhand's worst-hit district. Its cumulative total of Covid cases was 93,849 on 12 May, or 35% of the state’s 2,64,683. 

Couple moves court for protection, becomes first to be booked under Uttarakhand’s religion law

Two months after Uttarakhand HC ordered an inquiry, the couple, a relative and the qazi are booked for religious conversion of the woman without following norms of 2018 Act.

Army doctor and JCO test positive for Covid-19, both had travelled to Delhi separately

The latest cases have come over 10 days after an Army jawan in Leh tested positive for Covid-19 to become the first its victim in the 13-lakh strong force.

Army proposal to disband Officers Training Academy in Gaya gets defence ministry nod

Gaya OTA was proposed after the Kargil conflict when it was expected that more officers would join the Army. The officer cadets will now be moved to IMA in Dehradun.

14-year-old gang-raped in Dehradun school was force-fed chillies & papaya for 6 days

School authorities, having learnt that she was pregnant, tried to induce miscarriage to ensure that school didn't get a 'bad name'.

On Camera

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?